“We both maybe had a couple of opportunities on serve to break early and didn”
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Samantha Stosur
Samantha Jane Stosur is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was a world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and held for 61 consecutive weeks. Also a former top ten singles player, Stosur reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on 21 February 2011 and spent a total of 165 weeks ranked inside the top ten, between March 2010 and June…
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sports · Australian tennis player (born 1984) · tennis player · also Samantha Stosur, Sam Stosur, Samantha Jane Stosur, Stosur
Born 30 March 1984 · Q191766
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2026· 3 entries
“It was very, very lucky, but obviously at a really important time.”
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2025· 1 entry
The New York Times: Samantha Stosur
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2023· 3 entries
Tennis: Samantha Stosur announced as Australia's new Billie Jean King Cup captain
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Tennis: Samantha Stosur to commentate Roland Garros on Australia's Nine network
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The Guardian: Sam Stosur announces Australian Open will be her farewell to tennis
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2022· 1 entry
WTA: Stosur prepares for Australian Open swan song: 'I know there will be tears'
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Sam Stosur tastes Australian Open doubles success again after 14 years
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2018· 5 entries
The Guardian: Sam Stosur weighs up right moment to call time on tennis career
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The Guardian: Caroline Wozniacki beats Sam Stosur with help from imaginary margaritas
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The Guardian: Sam Stosur still finding motivation at scene of greatest triumph | Simon Cambers
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The Guardian: Sam Stosur banks first win of 2018 despite showcourt snubbing
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Stosur switched racquets, becoming sponsored by Head, specifically using the Head Graphene 360+ Speed racquet
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2017· 5 entries
The Guardian: Samantha Stosur heads to French Open fourth round with straight-sets win
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The Guardian: Stosur says tennis players could boycott Margaret Court Arena over gay marriage comments
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The Guardian: Heather Watson dumps Samantha Stosur out of Australian Open
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The Guardian: Heather Watson defeats Stosur in Australian Open first round - as it happened
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The Guardian: Sam Stosur ends her Australian Open preparations with another defeat
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2016· 4 entries
The Guardian: Sam Stosur crashes out of Wimbledon, Millman to face Murray
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The Guardian: Sam Stosur to face Sabine Lisicki after first-round Wimbledon win
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In the final in Prague, which Šafářová won in three sets
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Continued her sponsorship with Babolat, utilising the Pure Strike racquet
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2015· 1 entry
Was Brisbane International, where she lost in the first round to Varvara Lepchenko despite leading 5–1 in the final set
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2014· 1 entry
Met in Charleston third round, where Šafářová won again, but in 2015, Stosur won in Sydney in three sets, but Šafářová got revenge in Doha
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2013· 2 entries
Failed to reach the fourth round in any Grand Slam tournament
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In Eastbourne, Tokyo in the third round and following week in Beijing in the first round
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2012· 1 entry
Olympics, Stosur lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro
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2011· 1 entry
Won the US Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
And 2011, as well as reaching three WTA 1000 finals (the Italian Open and Canadian Open in 2011, and the Qatar Open in 2012) and the final of the WTA Elite Trophy in 2013
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2009· 2 entries
And her tour-best 14–2 record on clay in 2010
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2012 and 2016, and the US Open quarterfinals in 2010 and 2012
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2006· 2 entries
Won the WTA Finals with WTA Tour Womens (2006).
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Represented Australia alongside Todd Reid at the Hopman Cup, winning all of her singles matches
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2005· 2 entries
Won the WTA Finals with WTA Tour Womens (2005).
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And 2006, and was the co-year end world No
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2004· 1 entry
Stosur reached the semifinals of the Gold Coast event, before falling to Ai Sugiyama
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2003· 2 entries
Stosur won her first WTA Tour singles matches, reaching the third round of the Australian Open
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Played for Australia Billie Jean King Cup team (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
Lost in the first round at the Gold Coast hardcourts event
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2001· 1 entry
When she was 16, she joined the Australian Institute of Sport tennis program
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2000· 1 entry
Debuted at the Australian Open losing in the first qualifying round
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1999· 1 entry
At the age of 15 at an ITF Women's Circuit event in her home state of Queensland where she claimed a straight sets first round victory in the qualifying draw before losing her second round qualifying match (2–6, 6–3, 3–6
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1984· 1 entry
Born 1984-03-30.
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